the "sophomoric" writing. Computer Gaming World recommended the "deluxe, high-end product" to those with "486 machines sporting fast video cards and vast hard drives". A 1994 survey of strategic space games set in the year 2000 and later gave the game three-plus stars out of five, calling it a "pretty exciting game" but criticizing "an unusual number of incompatibilities with sound cards and joysticks, even for such a complex product". The magazine in May 1994 approved of Righteous Fires "fun" storyline—as open-ended as Privateer while adding "new ship elements"—and its tight continuity with the original game. Despite reporting a "lack of challenge" for experienced players, the magazine recommended the expansion to "privateers who just can't get enough of life on the edge of the Wing Commander universe". Privateer was a runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds Action Game of the Year award in June 1994, losing to Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame. The editors wrote that Privateer "advanced the graphic look of the series somewhat and introduced a free-wheeling open-endedness for the players who chose not to follow the story line". References External links 1993 video games Action-adventure games Adventure games set in space DOS games Electronic Arts games Games commercially released with DOSBox MacOS games Origin Systems games Science fiction video games Space trading and combat simulators Video games about pirates Video games with expansion packs Windows games Wing Commander (franchise) Video games produced by Warren Spector Video games developed in the United States